I have always wanted to try my hand at embossing but I was intimidated by the process. I am a bit anal and like things to turn out the way I want them too. When they don’t, I tend to get frustrated. Embossing looked like it was tedious.

This past weekend I picked up some great tips while chatting on the Message Board at The Scrapping Bug. I would like to share some tips I learned from the many talented gals there.

“The melting process should only take a matter of 30 seconds or so… maybe a bit more if the gun has just been turned on for it’s first use.” ~Ally

“Hold the tip of your gun about 6 inches away from the surface of your paper.” ~Ally

“I usually make little circles with my heat gun…just so the paper doesn’t get overheated “~ Amanda

“Tweezers are your best friend while embossing!! Saves the fingers from getting burnt!!!”~Amanda

“One other tip for embossing…whatever you’re going to emboss, rub it with a USED dryer sheet before stamping and putting the powder on…this aids in the powders NOT sticking where it’s not supposed to (I’ve had this happen before and with black powder it just looks dirty….) “~Amanda

“When I heat emboss, I sometimes heat the powder from under the page, this way it tends not to burn so quickly just in case you hold the heat gun in one spot too long.”~Audrey

I think Anne-Marie sums it up best when she said, “Practice makes perfect.”

I am now a little less intimidated with the embossing process! I may have to invest in some supplies and give embossing a try. I wonder if the Embossing Fairy feels like dropping some supplies my way?

I was also able to find a great step by step tutorial on heat embossing in the Resouces section. Check it out: Heat Embossing 101

If you have any tips or techniques you would like to share please email them to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “Blog Tips” in the subject line. If you do then you will entered into the monthly Blog Prize Draw!

~Tara~

 

Tags: embossing, tips

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 10:23 pm and is filed under Previous Posts, Tuesday Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.